Ryan M. Newman, 33, of Corning, was sentenced June 11 after being convicted of production of child pornography charges before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced.
Newman was sentenced to serve 35 years in prison, with an additional 15 years of supervised release.
As a convicted sex offender at the time of his crimes, Newman faced an enhanced minimum penalty of 25 years in prison, a maximum penalty of 50 years, and a $250,000 fine.
The sentencing followed an investigation by the FBI’s Corning Office, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Mark Grimm, and the Corning Police Department, under the direction of Chief Kenzie Spaulding.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P. Rossi, who handled the case, stated that Newman was originally convicted of child pornography crimes by New York state in 2012. He was sentenced to serve a local jail term and 10 years’ probation, and required to register as a Level 3 Sex Offender, which is someone considered to be at high risk of re-offending and a threat to public safety.
In January 2021, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a report from Snapchat that a user had uploaded a video of child pornography. NCMEC sent the tip to New York State Police, who executed a search warrant on Newman and his residence in 2022.
Authorities said the search determined that Newman uploaded the child pornography video to Snapchat and possessed other child pornography on his electronic devices. Newman remained out of custody following the 2022 search warrant by the State Police.
In April 2024, the FBI in Corning received a tip that pornography involving a child in the Corning area was distributed to an undercover agent in Illinois. Subsequent investigation determined that Newman sexually abused the child and produced the child pornography, police said. Newman was then taken into custody by the FBI and Corning Police.
Newman pleaded guilty to production of child pornography in February.
This article originally appeared on The Leader: Corning man, repeat offender, sentenced after pleading guilty to child pornography charges
Reporting by Jeff Smith, Corning Leader / The Leader
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